Hay-rack



(No Model.)

J. L. OWENS.

HAY RACK.

No. 249,392'. Patented Nov. 8,1881.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN LLOYD- OWENS, or MINNEAPOLIS TOWNSHIP, HENNEPIN COUNTY,

MINNESOTA.

HAY-RAG K.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 249,392, dated November 8, 1881.

Application filed August 15, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it know that I, JOHN LLOYD OWENS, a citizen of the United States, residing in Minneapolis Township, in the county of Hennepin 5 and State of Minneso" a,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Racks, &c., of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hay-rack attachments for wagons, 850.; and it consists in a '10 body or bed,in the center-of which metal straps or sockets are secured, and adapted to receive the lower ends of two rack-shaped side frames, whereby a rack is formed, and in so constructing the parts that the rac'lgattachment may I 5 be readily removed and leave the boxor body of the wagon unobstructed, as hereinafter set forth. I attain these objects by the use of the mechanism illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective "iew of the box of a wagon and the rack attachment arranged thereon. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of a portion of one end of the body, showing one 2 of the rack cross-bar sockets dropped down and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the'same.

A is the bottom, B B the sides, and U the cross-bars, forming the body or box of a wagon in the ordinary manner.

a a c a are metal bands encircling each of thecross-bars O, and adapted to rise up through slots 1) in the bottom A and receive the lower ends of Wooden bars D, two of the bars D bein ginserted into each bandfrom opposite sides,

as shown. The" bars D are connected to each other by slats E and rest B the whole thus forming a rack, as shown. Small notches 0 will be cut in thebarsDwhere they rest upon the sides B B to prevent the rack-shaped sides being removed from the hands a a a a unless the whole side is first lifted upward, thus avoiding their accidental removal.

When it is desired to use the wagon for ordinary purposes the rack-sections are removed and the hands a c a a allowed to drop down, as shown in Figs. 3 and 41, leaving the box unobstructed.

By this simple arrangement a rack attachment is produced that may be readily attached or detached without thense of bolts or other fastenings, and that will leave the wagon-box unobstructedwhen removed.

- What I claim as new is The box or body of a wagon provided with bands a a a a adapted to be dropped below the surface of the bottom A when not in use, in combination with the bars D, provided with the notches c and slats E, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN LLOYD-OWENS.

Witnesses:

O. N. WOODWARD,

LOUIS FEESER, Sr.

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